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Idioms in English – Parts of the Body
In this lesson, I look at some of the most common idioms related to the human body. What does it mean if someone tells you to keep your nose out of his or her business? Expand your idiomatic knowledge with this free English lesson.
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Thanks for your good work!!
It helps me with English idioms a lot!
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Thank you! Very easy explanation to understanding and keeping in mind))
Thanks a lot.. Very good explanation, helped me a lot to understand these idioms…:)
thanks for the nice idiom lessons, would you please explain to me how much of idioms do i need to score high in TOEFL, I am really suffering reading for the TOEFL, OR any other advise will be appreciated.
Thank you so much for that information, specially because I’m learning english, and this is really useful, You all make it easy to understand and remember. Excellent work to you all, I’ve seen some of your videos.. They have helped me a lot. Thanks again, Keep on like this! :)
it`s so interesting .
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hi Dear Alex.i listen your lessons with great pleasure.you explain everything very good.i think i have learnt much more important idioms thanks to you.
Hi Ugur. I am fond of his explanation. He is perfect, I think.
it was excellent!!!
Alex I would like to ask you, what´s the difference between idiom and slang?
thank you.
Hi Walter,
That is an excellent question, and one that is not easy to answer.
Slang is usually used by young people, or within a certain group of people. For example, hockey players have their own slang. “Give me the biscuit” means “Pass me the hockey puck.” Slang changes the meanings of words, and is usually only understood by people who are in a particular group. Slang can also destroy proper grammatical structures.
Idioms are more universal in the English language. An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose literal meaning is different from its intended meaning. If I say “he has two left feet,” the literal meaning is much different than the intended meaning.
For more information, you can consult wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom
Can you please explain to me
the different btw slang-casual English ??
thank you very much!!))
i have a little question) in the test i have seen this sentence”You agree with my conclusion?” but i was learnt that the construction of the interrogative sentence must be like this “do you agree with my… ”
is it always allowed to ask in that way?(like you wrote)
thank you)))
Hi Lina,
I used “You agree with my conclusion?” not as interrogative, but as a clarifying statement/question. It’s like saying “So, you agree with me.”
Here is another example:
Alex: I thought that movie was terrible.
Lina: Yeah, I thought so too.
Alex: You agree with my opinion? Wonderful!
It would be silly to ask an interrogative question after you said “Yeah, I thought so too.” By saying/asking “you agree with my opinion?” I am not really asking if you agree with my opinion, but clarifying and re-stating that fact.
I hope this helps and makes sense!
thank u so much!
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Hello Alex,
Thank you for your clear lesson on some idioms related to some parts of our body.
I’ve got two left feet by the way. So the first idiom becomes me perfect. (Hope this sentence makes sense.)
Looking forward to your next lesson..
Bye for now.
Becca,
I think you meant to say “the first sentence describes me perfectly,” or “the first sentence fits me perfectly.”
Thank you for watching.
hey Alex,
thank you for this,
Anyway, could you please give the explanation/definition of each idioms? I just see the explanation for number 1: put your back into it = work harder.
Appreciate your reply.
Thanks
Carolina
Thank you very much for this lesson. Could you lend me a hand for more body idioms.
Hi everybody. Alex, thanks a lot. You are perfect! You explain everything well.
hi everyone ,
and thanks a lot for the explanation .
the lesson is awsome ..
please i want to know more idioms .
Thank you kindly Alex for these useful idioms . Iwait more and more
thank’s a lot for this explanation.
as a english student i have some dificult to understand this kind of sentence.
keep doing this job man….
tks
What’s up? Alex Thank you for this lesson. I’m learning little by little Thank You again.
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I have a question:
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2. Do you have tips to teach students from other country (like Japan or Korea for examples ) ?
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it’s reaally fantastic . i 100% passd a quize but still now i am confuse abut how to use , put your back in to it . i think its mean need to hard work , or need to push by some one or sommthing eals ?????????
just help me for more clearifacation
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fantasic and very beautifully explained
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first i want to offer my thanks to you for your informative video lessons i love your teaching style.Apart from that i have a question to ask is that the sentence “keep your nose out of someone`s business” is a rude and impolite sentence? or it`s just a regular kind of telling someone that not to concern himself for others problems.
I`m looking forward to the answer.
i`m not patient enought. i`d be thankful if someone answers my question.
Hi samaneh,
It is a very strong statement, and it may sound rude depending on how you use it. I would not use it as a regular part of my speech, especially if you are in a formal situation. It is fine with close friends or it may be used if you are angry or if you WANT to be forceful with someone.
thanks for your concerns
really useful
thanks for the learning, it helps me a lot.
I’ve been learning English for two years.I’m in college now. One of my problems is to understand Idioms,I hear new ones every day sometimes you can guess their meanings yet, guessing doesn’t always work .I think you guys should focus on them a lot.Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks a lot.
very good Mr Alex thank you very much but i want some vocabulary about human body like “marrow” for example cause i am so bad in that kind of vocabularies and thank you so much
Thank you for the suggestion. I may give a biology lesson in the future!
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I’m french from Québec
You make the explication clear.
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I’m from Ukraine,Ivano-Frankivsk. We use your lessons for our students every time. You really help us to improve English.Thank you very much.
Thanks a lot, Alex. This is very interesting and useful information.
hi alex,
This is really helpful,apart from that could you clarify the difference between ‘keep your nose out of my business’ and ‘Maintain your low profile’.which one of these are more polite?
To keep a low profile means to be inconspicuous, or not to be too obvious in a situation. You can hear this in many spy or action movies. :)
“Keep your nose out of my business” is not really polite, and is used if you are angry or annoyed with someone who will not leave you alone.
The two phrases are different. I would say that “keep a low profile” is more polite, because it is helpful advice. “Keep your nose out of my business” is a much stronger imperative, and shows that the speaker is upset.
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I’m really greatful to watch thoese lesson. I learn lots of thing with in few weeks in thoese lesson.Could you tell me please what do i need to improve my english beside these lesson.i want to put my back to improve my english. Please help me to give your advice.
Hey alex, i need your help.
-Could you tell me what’s idioms and slang?
And where do i hear that?
RSVP
I’m looking foraward to hearing you.
thank you.
Hi Marie, for you who is French (?):
IDIOMS= expressions
SLANG = argot
You’d probably found this words in “LESSON TOPICS” = sujets des leçons.
i want to learn spoken english pls give tip
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Hi! Alex.
Very Clear Lesson.
Looking Forward to Your Next Lesson.
Thank You.
Dear sir.
I am Vietnamese.Would you mind explaining an action to celebrate victory: hi five or high five.I have searched in Oxford Dictionary ,it only has” high five” but sometimes in subtitle of videos for speaking English I saw ” hi five”
I’m looking forward to more useful lessons from you :)
Teacher, thanks so much ^^
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Best regards, Javier.
Hello Alex, thank you very much for your explanation. I really enjoyed !
Best regards.
Javier
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thanks for all! I’m very happy that I discovered :o) these lessons.
I have a little correction in spelling an adjective “embarassing”. It should be “embaRRassing”. Am I right?
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Hi, your lesson about Body Idioms is very interesting and benefit, thanks.
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hi Alex!you are really the best teacher which I ever seen!You help me every day put my back into it!And it’s very difficult for me to learn English because I have 2 left feet…You lend me a hand in my English way!Thanks a lot)
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hy ALEX how r u?ALEX can u help me to describe in easy way the use of has ,have and had .bcoz i cannt use these words easily in spoken english.i know my grammar is so week my english is not too good but i hope u will understand my problm.
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i have a question my question is if i say someone who is daddy ? or Don’t believe the hype? is that right sir
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Many thanks,i really appreciate your teaching and could you lend me your hend that i have no grip on spelling sometime i know the words but always fail to write good words due to spelling problem.
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but i face a problem that when i listen i can understand what people say in english but i can’t say it or when i start talkin i forget many words plz tell me what should i do